Giorgio Palla (GP) is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Sciences and Technologies at the University of Genoa. He holds a master’s degree in Chemical Sciences (2024) from the same university. His research focuses on intermetallic compounds (IMCs), explored through both experimental and theoretical approaches, with particular emphasis on their application as heterogeneous catalysts for CO₂ valorization. During his Master’s thesis, GP spent a research period at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he investigated the chemical bonding characteristics of polar IMCs of the type R₂M₃X₅ (R = rare-earth metal,
M = transition metal, X = group 13/14 element) using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. GP’s academic background is strongly multidisciplinary, combining theoretical modeling and experimental techniques in the broader context of materials science.